Meet Our Gorillas
See Gorillas in their Island Habitat
Watch Our Gorillas at Play
The Gulf Breeze Zoo is home to three western lowland gorillas: Babuka, a silverback male; Rwanda, an adult female; and Kigali, a young male.
Guests can often spot them while riding the Safari Line Train, which passes alongside their forested habitat.
In zoological parks, gorillas can live 50 years or more.
Learn What Gorillas Eat
Gorillas mainly eat plants, namely leaves, shoots, stems and fruit. In their native habitat, they travel up to 1.5 miles in a day to find food.
Tour the Animal’s Habitat
See our gorillas roaming the zoo grounds while on our elevated boardwalk or onboard our Safari Express train ride.
QUICK FACTS
Conservation status: Endangered
Lifespan: 35-40
Maximum weight: 440 pounds
Height: 4-6 feet
IN THE WILD
The largest primates in the world today, gorillas range in height from an average of 4 feet to nearly 6 feet and weigh as much as 440 pounds in their native habitat of equatorial Africa. They generally live in family groups consisting of five to 10 gorillas with an adult male at the head of the family.
CONSERVATION
Read how the Gulf Breeze Zoo’s conservation program partner, ECO-CELL, works to protect critically endangered gorillas’ habitat in the Congo.